VHF Radio

Modules:

1. Routine Operation
* Common features & functions
* Pro-words & phonetic alphabet
* Call signs & channel allocation

2. Safety
* Trip reports
* Weather information
* Securite

3. Distress & Urgency
* "Mayday" & "Pan" calls
* EPIRB and SAR

Day Skipper

Modules:

1. The Boat
* Parts of a boat
* Boating equipment
* Boat handling

2. Navigation
* The chart
* Compass
* Tides & weather
* Buoys & beacons

3. Rules & Regulations
* Rules of the road at sea
* Lights & sound signals
* Navigation safety rules
* Skipper responsibility

4. Emergencies
* Distress signals
* Emergency situations
* Hypothermia

5. Knots
* Knots, bends & hitches

Boatmaster

Modules:

1. Equipment

2. Emergencies
* Accidents
* Distress signals
* Distress procedures
* Search & rescue
* Lifesaving & fire fighting

3. Navigation
* Compass
* Chartwork & publications
* Tides & weather
* Buoys & beacons
* Lights & day shapes

4. Boat Handling
* Stability
* Anchors & anchoring
* Steerage & manoeuvring
* Berthing, launching & retrieving
* Rough seas & surf
* Crossing bars

5. Rules & Regulations
* Collision prevention rules
* Water recreation rules
* Harbour bylaws
* Skipper responsibility

6. Ropes
* Rigging, bends & hitches

Club Safety Boat

Modules:

* Preparation, boat checks & safety equipment
* New Zealand law
* Launching & retrieving
* Boat handling
* Mark laying
* Communication
* Righting inverted & partially inverted craft
* Casualty rescue
* Towing
* End of day procedures

Sea Survival

Basic Sea Survival

Modules:

* History & legislation
* Accident, emergencies & equipment
* Safety equipment & planning
* Damage control
* Emergency procedures
* Distress signals
* Search & rescue procedures

Advanced Sea Survival

Modules:

* General
* History, statistics and legislation
* Accidents and emergencies
* Equipment
* Safety and emergency planning
* Risk assessment
* Man overboard, life rafts and equipment
* Distress signals and responsibilities
* Wet drill
* SAR systems and responsibilities
* Fire precautions and fire fighting
* Medical care aboard
* Damage control
* Weather and forecasting
* Heavy weather techniques
* Storm sails

GPS & Radar

GPS

Modules:

*Navigation
*GPS principles & positioning
*Initialisation & set up
*Controls, screens & outputs
*Passage making
*Waypoint navigation
*Accuracies & errors
*Installation
*Chart plotters
*Choosing a set

Radar

Modules:

*Principles of radar.
*Components of a radar set.
*Controls.
*Displays.
*Discrimination.
*Targets.
*Radar navigation.
*Collision Avoidance.